3. Black Hawk was born in 1767. He is famous for leading his people,the Sauk tribe in a noble fight to keep their lands. He died on October 3,1838, at his lodge house on the Des Moines River.

4. There are more than 9 billion bushels of corn produced each year. There are used in many ways.

5. White – tailed deer were reported to be quite many when settlers arrived in Iowa in the early 1800’s. By 1880 deer were rarely seen in many areas of the state.

6. The bald eagle is fascinating in Iowa. Bald eagles can be found in any state except Hawaii.

7. Iowa was 75 years old when our flag was made. They say that the blue stands for loyalty ; the white stands for purity ; and the red stands for courage.

8. The Gold Finch is Iowa’s state bird. It was usually institute in Iowa and often stays in the winter.

9. People in Iowa usually hunt deer,ducks,pheasants, and turkeys. People usually hunt on farms fields and on preserves.

10. Iowa River is about 300 miles long. In the lake there are largemouth and smallmouth bass, walleye, and northern pike.

11. In 1918, Deere and Company bought a company in Waterloo. Not many farmers had tractors in 1918, but after John Deere manufactured tractors, many farmers had one.

12. She was born April 14 th, 1950. In high school she was a straight A student. She was also in a lot of extra curricular activities. In 1974 she was announced Miss America. Later on October 17 th 1977, she became Attorney at Law.

13. Some people call the lady bug Iowa’s state bug. The multicolored lady bug, has become common throughout the state of Iowa.

14. Madison Fort was the 1 st united states military post on the Mississippi river. The military post was made in 1808.

15. On May 17 th, 2003 visitors to Narrows River in Council Bluffs had the chance to experience the history of the Missouri River at the 5 th annual Narrows River Day Festival.

16. 1. Oak tree became our state tree on March 13, 1961. 2. The Oak tree was chosen by 59 th Iowa General.

17. There are about 50 kinds of pheasants. In the wild they eat grains, corn, seeds, berries, fruits, vegetable, and insects.

18. Quaker Oates was established in 1873.The people who established it was Stuart, Higleg, and Douglas.

19. Most raccoons in Iowa are born in the end of April or the early part of May. Young raccoons are born with thin hair. The ears and eyes are not open at birth.

20. Squirrel Cage Jail was built in 1885. It wasn’t open until 1969.

21. Tractors are used to work in fields in Iowa. They were invented in 4000 B.C.

22. University of Iowa was founded in 1847. University of Iowa is reowned as Iowa Writers Workshop.

23. 8 people were killed by a person with an axe and were all wounded in the head. It happened in June of 1912.

24. The wild rose became the state flower in 1847. The wild rose is scientific name means prickly.

25. 1.Xenia was a trade and industrial center in a farm area. 2. A tornado destroyed about half of the city on April 3 rd, 1974.

26. Yellow River State Forest is located in the northeast part of Iowa. The forest was founded in1933.

27. 1. Zearing was founded in 1881. Zearing was named after William Mitchell Zearing.